>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I’m a teacher. Sniffling, coughing, sneezing teenagers are contaminating my classroom. Germs disseminate through the air, landing on desks, keyboards, supplies, and...[Read More]
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>>BY JENNIFER BRICK Sometimes there is a piece of news that, when taken by itself, feels disheartening but bearable. But lay that news on top...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL Back in 1993, when Paula Wolf first began her career as a lobbyist to the North Carolina General Assembly, she was walking...[Read More]
>>A couple of weeks ago, Representative Skip Stam defended holding prayer in the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) by compiling a list of 155 prayers...[Read More]
>>BY LEANNE SIMON Last night was single-digits cold — the kind of cold that bursts steel pipes and >>shuts down government offices. A sleety drizzle tapped a...[Read More]
>>BY SARA Y. LANG Not so many years ago, I was what people call a politico. I ate, slept, and breathed politics, government and all...[Read More]
>>BY TIFFANY FRYE The 21st century workplace stinks for families. Many companies offer little to no paid sick leave or maternity leave, and >>childcare now officially costs...[Read More]
>>BY ASHLEY MCINTYRE For so many years, I took Martin Luther King Jr. Day off. Like everyone else, I didn’t have to go to work...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL At the beginning of each month, I write two checks from my bank account. One to my older daughter’s preschool, and one...[Read More]